publicvoit, to random
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar

People using (and similar) don't even understand when I'm writing about situations.

If those services could be easily replaced by any Markdown edtor and a decent sync mechanism, why are they using those services in the first place? 🤷

I'm going to blog about that to make it more clearer.

publicvoit, to reddit
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar

More and more previews stop working these days. Current example: my feed aggregator.

I want to emphasize that I've warned about that years ago:

Don't Contribute Anything Relevant in Like Reddit, , and for most parts of my arguments even :
https://karl-voit.at/2020/10/23/avoid-web-forums/

publicvoit, to random
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar

My Dependencies on the Cloud
https://karl-voit.at/cloud-dependencies/

Have you recently thought about your list?

#PIM #cloud #lockin

publicvoit, (edited ) to markdown
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar

Today, I tested #Joplin because people kept arguing that you keep your #Markdown files as local copies which prevents vendor #lockin.

From what I've seen today, this is not a valid argument. The md files are named with random file names, their content is not just md, it's md + JSON for some meta-data.

From what it seems, without Joplin, you'll lose your structure and your internal and external links. This would be a desaster to migrate to a different tool like #orgmode.

#PIM

publicvoit, to reddit
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar
mos_8502, to random

Disposable products have their appropriate place in the economy. Disabled people often need plastic straws, and shouldn’t feel bad for it. But in most circumstances, outside of medical or accommodative items, there are better choices. Steel or glass straws, industry standard safety razors rather than proprietary disposable cartridge systems, quality used real wood furniture instead of semi disposable MDF crap. Metal over plastic. Long term sustainability over short term savings.

kkarhan,
@kkarhan@mstdn.social avatar

@mos_8502 Eeyupp...

Again, #DRM and #LockIn really come at a cost...

publicvoit, to piracy
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar

"If buying isn't owning, #piracy isn't stealing"
https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/08/playstationed/#tyler-james-hill by @pluralistic

Absolutely!

Although I have to say that I would never buy this #DRM-"protected" content in the first place.

#LockIn #Platforms

publicvoit, to email German
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar

Ich bin wirklich gespannt, ob und wann die große Mehrheit verstehen wird, dass man #Email aus vielen Gründen lieber nicht via #Google #Gmail oder #Microsoft #Microsoft365 erledigt.

https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-warnt-vor-neuer-Gmail-Richtlinie-gegen-Spam-9330778.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.ho.atom.beitrag.beitrag

Oder E-Mail ist bis dahin von "den Großen" komplett kaputt gemacht worden. Das kann auch noch sein. Dann ist die Abhängikeit von Konzernen einzementiert. #lockin

Winni,

@publicvoit

#Email #Google #Gmail #Microsoft #Microsoft365 #lockin der Link ist Müll, Cookie Horror

publicvoit, to escooter German
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar

by Max G2D https://www.techstage.de/test/ninebot-by-segway-max-g2d-im-test-das-ist-der-beste-e-scooter/fvgl5nv?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.ho.atom.beitrag.beitrag

24 Kilogramm hat das gute Teil. Damit ist es mehr als fünf Kilo schwerer als mein inkl. Radkoffer! 😲

"Ninebot zwingt den Nutzer vor der ersten Fahrt zur Installation der App und einer dortigen Registrierung."

➡️ -Effekt galore. Sicher nix für mich.

Aber potentielle Kunden haben vermutlich nichts aus dem -Vorfall gelernt. 🤷
https://karl-voit.at/cloud/

marcel, to foss German
@marcel@waldvogel.family avatar

Der #Republik-Artikel von @adfichter zu #Xplain zeigt auf, dass
1️⃣ die Behörden sich selbst immer tiefer in Abhängigkeiten zu Xplain navigiert hatten,
2️⃣ für diesen Lock-In keine Exit-Szenarien existieren und
3️⃣ Due Diligence vernachlässigt wurde (wieso?).

Übrigens: Ein IT-Sicherheitszertifikat wie #ISO27001 oder #SoC2 sagt nichts über die tatsächliche Sicherheit aus, nur dass man viel Text dazu geschrieben hat.

1/2
#TooBigToFail #LockIn #FOSS
https://www.republik.ch/2023/09/25/xplain-ein-beschaffungsskandal

publicvoit, to internet_funeral
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar

The Advantages of #Text-Based Information Versus Videos, #Audio or #Images
https://karl-voit.at/2022/01/08/text-vs-video-audio-images/

Many people dislike to watch #YouTube #videos and prefer a text-based tutorial for topics.

#publicvoit #PIM #lockin

jwildeboer, to random
@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net avatar

SUSE, who now has a CEO that comes from Red Hat, joins forces with Oracle and QIC to produce yet another supposed Red Hat clone instead of promoting their own product. I can only chuckle at this announcement. Get the real deal. Get RHEL. https://www.suse.com/news/OpenELA-for-a-Collaborative-and-Open-Future/

kkarhan,
@kkarhan@mstdn.social avatar

@jwildeboer Personally, I think it's kinda bad that #RedHat was kinda becoming the de-facto monopolist.

Tho it's not as if @SUSE and @ubuntu could've made better offerings before, and I still think that unless one has a harsh #Vendor #LockIn #Ubuntu and @opensuse are the better options.

I just wished #SUSE and espechally #Canonical were more commited of building good distros than weird shite like this...

Not that I excuse RedHat from doing an #Oracle #OpenSolaris with #RHEL! @SolarisDiaspora

kkarhan, to apple
@kkarhan@mstdn.social avatar

There is NO VALID REASON to glue-in batteries and not make them user-serviceable!

Unless you're an #AntiRepair #asshole #corporation like #Apple!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWRKZpvf3Uo&t=223s
#AllGAFAMsAreEvin

kkarhan,
@kkarhan@mstdn.social avatar

@mattias yeah, and I sincerely hope it'll actually mean "toolfree-replaceable & standardized cells" and not some shitty #LockIn with #Firmware...

Something ALL Manufacturers (AFAIK) do (maybe not @frameworkcomputer but I've no info to confirm nor deny that in their case!)

https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110801872240618740

mobilsicher, to random German
@mobilsicher@mastodontech.de avatar

Die DB-App kann nur mit Google oder Apple genutzt werden. Wer ohne die Tech-Riesen unterwegs sein will, hat das Nachsehen. Dabei finanzieren unsere Steuern diese App. Wir haben bei der Deutschen Bahn nachgehakt. Den ganzen Artikel findet ihr hier: https://mobilsicher.de/hintergrund/der-db-ist-es-egal-dass-menschen-ihre-app-nur-mit-google-oder-apple-nutzen-koennen

kkarhan,
@kkarhan@mstdn.social avatar

@mobilsicher Es gibt keinen Grund warum diese so einen harten haben, denn am ende sind das nichts anderes als Mobil- und könnten daher auch als soche benutz- und verfügbar sein!

publicvoit, to VanMoof
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar

If you bought a that has an issue when the vendor is not available, YOU did the mistake with your choice for this product.

If you bought a lawnmower robot that doesn't work when its vendor is out of business, you did the mistake.

If you bought a computer whose vendor collects your data in his cloud ➡️ your mistake.

I can go on like that forever.

YOU need to accept the obvious downsides when you once took the very clear risk.

Next time:
https://karl-voit.at/2021/01/18/tool-choices/ 😉

MichaelMrak, to threads German

So etwas war zu erwarten. Ein einmal angelegtes Konto kann nur gelöscht werden indem man auch sein Konto löscht. So geht , wie aus dem Lehrbuch.

publicvoit, to apple
@publicvoit@graz.social avatar

#Apple is stopping 3rd-party graphic cards.

Apple is stopping plug-ins for Apple Mail (#MailExtensions aren't a decent replacement).

Apple thinks that encrypting traffic to their cloud is "end-to-end #encryption". (That's a lie.)

Your #cloud data belongs to Apple.

The golden cage is getting smaller and smaller.

Just sayin' in case you'll wonder that you can't escape any more some day.

Don't invest in ecosystems like that!

https://karl-voit.at/2021/01/18/tool-choices/ #lockin #privacy #freedom #platform

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